Josh Martin
@jlmartin
SF based, medicinal chemist by trade, housing and urban transportation enthusiast
“What’s the worst thing that could happen from giving my child this homeopathic traditional medicine???” The doctors can literally see lead deposits in the child’s X-rays
What was the point of the insane highway spaghetti if it can’t support a measly 20k ish people coming/leaving at a similar time?
It’s really remarkable that a huge portion of the undocked bay wheels bikes are in on the Hayes Valley to Pac Heights to Marina axis. I would guess it’s a perfect storm of missing dock expansion (no new expansion here in 4 years +), people who shrug at the 2.5$ charge and big hills
The chronicle just loves NIMBYism. There’s no need to include this random persons opinions about shadows onto the stroad that is Geary
Neopolitans may have invented the pizza, and New Yorkers popularized it, but the only slices worth eating today are made within the Metropolitan City of Rome. What if: Detroit style pizza, but light and non casserole, and paid for by weight. This could all be yours for 8 € in Ostia
Street bollards (which are ubiquitous is Germany BTW) would have prevented at least some of these deaths
This is the aftermath of the most recent pedestrian death in the city. The one before was a child in a stroller being hit while legally crossing the street at a crosswalk with the light. The trial recently concluded for a lady who killed a whole family waiting at a bus stop.
"I urge everyone to look out for each other" is the "thoughts and prayers" of street safety
"After we save for retirement and budget for vacation, were living month to month" -thats not what that fucking means
These guys have a 2k a month mortgage in Haight-Ashbury and are still whining to the standard.
The muni exhibit in the basement of city hall is fun. I found this photo particularly striking
A handful of 2-2.5k$/month 3 bedroom apartments that allow pets, in the urban core
Permanent pedestrianization of at least parts of Chinatown is such a no brainer